Written answers
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Authority Housing
9:00 pm
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 223: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount provided to each local authority for the retrofitting of council homes; the number of homes retrofitted to date in each area; and the number of outstanding homes awaiting this work [37924/10]
Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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The enhancement of energy efficiency standards remains a priority within my Department's overall strategy for the improvement of local authority housing. To that end, I have significantly increased the amount of funding available for the national retrofitting programme from €20 million in 2009 to €40 million this year. This is in addition to the €5 million that is being used to support a number of retrofitting demonstration projects.
Details of the funding available this year for each local authority, together with the numbers of units which have been improved by local authorities over the first two quarters of the year, as notified to my Department, are set out in the following table:
| Local Authority | 2010 Allocations | Number of Vacant Units Improved | Number of Occupied Improved | Total Number of Units Improved Jan-June 2010 |
| Jan-June 2010 | Jan-June 2010 | |||
| Carlow County Council | 125,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlow Town Council | 125,000 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 250,000 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cavan County Council | 754,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavan Town Council | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,054,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clare County Council | 500,000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ennis Town Council | 275,000 | 19 | 45 | 64 |
| Kilrush Town Council | 175,000 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 950,000 | 26 | 47 | 73 |
| Cork City Council | 4,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cork County Council | 1,850,000 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Fermoy Town Council | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallow Town Council | 360,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cobh Town Council | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsale Town Council | 75,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macroom TC | 75,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midleton Town Council | 75,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Youghal Town Council | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clonakilty TC | 175,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skibbereen TC | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2,820,000 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Donegal Co Co | 661,000 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Buncrana Town Council | 75,000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bundoran TC | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Letterkenny TC | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 901,000 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Dublin City Co | 7,000,000 | 197 | 0 | 197 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 650,000 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Fingal Co Co | 850,000 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| South Dublin County Council | 850,000 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Galway City Co | 1,230,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Galway County Council | 850,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ballinasloe TC | 250,000 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 1,100,000 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Kerry County Council | 1,145,000 | 46 | 0 | 46 |
| Killarney Town Council | 75,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Listowel Town Council | 125,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tralee Town Council | 550,000 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 1,895,000 | 59 | 0 | 59 |
| Kildare County Council | 600,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athy Town Council | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naas Town Council | 40,000 | 5 | 70 | 75 |
| Total | 660,000 | 5 | 70 | 75 |
| Kilkenny Co Co | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kilkenny Borough Co | 250,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,250,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laois Co Co | 300,000 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Leitrim Co Co | 275,000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Limerick City Co | 1,035,000 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Limerick Co Co | 820,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Longford Co Co | 500,000 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Longford Town Council | 125,000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 625,000 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Louth County Council | 130,000 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Drogheda Borough Co | 270,000 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Dundalk Town Council | 165,000 | 35 | 134 | 169 |
| Total | 565,000 | 63 | 134 | 197 |
| Mayo County Council | 600,000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ballina Town Council | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castlebar Town Council | 75,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westport Town Council | 125,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 810,000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Meath Co Co | 700,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monaghan Co Co | 225,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrickmacross TC | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castleblayney TC | 210,000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Clones Town Council | 40,000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Monaghan TC | 60,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 560,000 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Offaly County Council | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birr Town Council | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tullamore TC | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 470,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roscommon County Council | 735,000 | 26 | 2 | 28 |
| Sligo County Council | 375,000 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sligo Borough Council | 415,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 790,000 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Tipperary North County Council | 275,000 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Nenagh Town Council | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Templemore TC | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurles Town Council | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 405,000 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Tipperary South County Council | 650,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrick on Suir TC | 75,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cashel Town Council | 50,000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Clonmel Borough Co | 50,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tipperary Town Council | 125,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 950,000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Waterford City Co | 700,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waterford Co Co | 125,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dungarvan TC | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 525,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westmeath Co Co | 330,000 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Athlone Town Council | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 430,000 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Wexford Co Co | 650,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enniscorthy TC | 35,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newross Town Council | 30,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wexford Borough Co | 75,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 790,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wicklow Co Co | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arklow Town Council | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bray Town Council | 225,000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Wicklow Town Council | 75,000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 900,000 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Overall Total | 574 | 277 | 851 |
Details of the number of units, where retrofitting work is required, are not available in my Department.
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a list of Donegal County Council dwellings that are vacant; the location of these properties and the length of time they have been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37928/10]
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 232: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a list of council dwellings that are vacant with Louth County Council, Dundalk Town Council and Drogheda Town Council; the location of these properties; the length of time vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38140/10]
Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 232 together.
Each local authority is responsible for the effective and efficient management and
maintenance of it's social housing stock. The detailed information sought with regard to vacant local authority properties is not available in my Department. Information on the level of vacant local authority dwellings is collected annually as part of the Local Government Management Agency's review of local authority service indicators. Electronic copies of the reports including the most recent report for 2008, are available on www.lgmsb.ie .
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